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Wixen v Triller: Apps must pay for music
Tim Pool Chris Pool, and the Subverse Trademark
Trademark office hammers down on fake uses
Intellectual Property Basics in 5 minutes
Film Distribution Expenses -- Budget for them
Illinois Talent Agencies
Copyright: How to Protect Your Visual Art
How to Make a School Spirit Music Video for Youtube
FREE Music for Youtube Videos
Real Life Stories

Leiv Parton, VideoMaker
Indie Film Funds: Beware of This!
NAMING YOUR CREATIVE BUSINESS
Streamer Journalist Code of Ethics

Songs/ Music in Film:

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Trademark

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Brat Pack

Wixen v Triller: Apps must pay for music
How to Make a School Spirit Music Video for Youtube
FREE Music for Youtube Videos
Synch Licensing: Using a Song in a Film or Video

Using Songs Legally in a Film/ Synch Rights

Synch Rights, Part 2, Licensors
Bike Song: Prayer for Atheists

Working with a Lawyer:

Wixen v Triller: Apps must pay for music
Inventors: Beware of Scams!
Real Life Stories
Copyright Bare Basics
How to work with a Creative Lawyer
Trademark Registration: Have a Real Lawyer Do it

Do I Need a Lawyer for my Music And Film Stuff?

Should I Use Form Contracts?

What Is a Contract?
Indie Film Funds: Beware of This!

Investing:
Inventors: Beware of Scams!

Ten Reasons to Invest in Independent Films
Indie Film Funds: Beware of This!

Acting/ Talent Agents/ Demos/ Photos:
Illinois Talent Agencies
Demo Reels - Using Film Clips

Child and Teen Actors/ Improv w/ Rob Adler

Character Actor: Dave Vescio

What is a Talent Agent and How Do I Get One?

Hollywood Translator

Demo Reels: How and Why w/ Darryl Harbeck

Getting Good Photos; Magi Wangler
Texas Talent Agents - the Official Word
Texas Talent Agency Law Repealed

Design for Events/ Movie Premieres, etc:
Inventors: Beware of Scams!

Design for Events, E3, Disney, Tron, Toy Story, w/ Aaron Kuehn

Screenplays:
Real Life Stories

Registering Copyright on A Screenplay Online

Free Screenwriting Software Download/ Celtx

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Response to Kanye West re Record Labels

Pool Boys Update: Chris Pool filed for Subverse Trademark

Tim Pool, Chris Pool, and the Subverse Trademark

Inventors: Beware of Scams!

Trademarks for Creative People

Trademarks for Cannabis, Hemp, and CBD Products

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Alphabetically

"Home" by Luke Bunch
"The Cave," covered by Courrier
5 Advantages of Copyright Registration on a Song
5 Ways to Lift Your Spirits
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Brat Pack
Amicus Brief from Reporters Committe for Freedom of the Press
Anonymizer: What is it?
Attempt to Set Up Journalist with Child Porn
Barrett Brown at Writers Retreat
Bathroom Music Videos
Bicycle Typogram- Cool Biking Picture by Aaron Kuehn
Big Pimpin' Copyright Lawsuit
Bike Sharing - How It works
BIKE SONG - Prayers for Atheists
BitVote Intro
BLOG HOME PAGE
Blues Brothers - Hanson Tribute
Brett Kavanaugh's New Job
Camping for Music Festivals: Creating a Campground
Character Actor: Interview with Dave Vescio
Chicago Street Performers Law- Proposed Changes and why they are bad
Child Singer Scams
Co-Songwriters: Basic Music Law
Computer Genius Case Goes to Supreme Court
Copyright Bare Basics
Copyright Case before the US Supreme Court
Copyright Registration - Big Changes
Courrier: Thoughtful Rock Band Marketing
Cover Songs - Performing and Recording Them Legally
Cover Songs on Youtube
Cyberstalking: Illinois
Cyberstalking: New Illinois Legal Tools
Dear Sir, Google Canned Responses
Deep Web Secrecy and Security
Demo Music/ EPK - What to Include/ Leave Out
Demo Reels - Using Film Clips
Demo Reels - Why and How - with Darryl Harbeck
Depression: Mental Health and Music: Interview with Dr. Patrick Gunderson
Deray Sued by Cop for Incitement: Far-Fetched
Derivative Work - "Play that Song"
Design for Events -Disney/ E3 2010 Gaming Show Los Angeles
Disney "Let it Go" lawsuit: Think Again
Do I Need a Lawyer for My Music and Film Stuff?
Dot Gov: Beware of Fake Government Websites
Facebook: FB.GG?
Facebook's New Name?
Fake Profiles Used for Spying, Cyberstalking, Crowdturfing, Site-fluffing
Federal Computer Crimes List
Filing a Complaint with the FCC
Film Distribution Expenses - Budget for Them
Film The Police
Five (5) Ways to Kill a Rock Band
Five Persistent Myths about
Five Persistent Myths About Copyright
Flossin', The Backpack Kid, Lawsuits, and Copyright Law
Free Music for Youtube Videos
Free Screenwriting Software Download - Celtx
Freedom of Speech and Social Media
Getting Good Rock Band Photos - Interview with Magi Wangler
Hellish Prisons: Where Millions in the U.S. Reside
Hollywood Translator
House Concerts: How to Book and Play Them
How I Became a Member of the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court
How to Be a Street Performer at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
How to Be a Street Performer in Los Angeles and at Venice Beach
How to Be a Street Performer in Nashville
How to Become a Lawyer
How to Get A Chicago CTA Performer's Permit
How to Make It in Music Today
How to Register Copyright On A Screenplay Online
How to Register Copyright on a Song/ Easy Version!
How to Run a Prison Blog
How to Work with a Creative Lawyer
HTML: fun and easy!
Human Rights Defenders Risks
I Answer Legal Questions from the Public
Illinois Eavesdropping Law and Video at Protests
Illinois No Guns Allowed Signs
Illinois Talent Agencies
Important Legal Notice -Domains and Emails being used illegally in my name
Indie Film Funds: Beware of This!
Intellectual Property Basics
Inventors: Beware of Scams!
Jason Lee Van Dyke Applies for "Proud Boys" Trademark
Jussie Smollett - Where the Attack Took Place
Kanye West Response re Record Labels
Kenny Royster, Nashville Music Producer on Studio Music Work
Legal Checklist for Apps, Websites, and SaaS
Legal Questions Answered for Low Price
Leiv Parton, Videomaker
Leonard Cohen on Why You Need a Music Lawyer
Letter to Facebook
Manager vs. Agent
Marijuana and Trademark
Mark Zuckerberg Senate Testimony: My Review
Medical Marijuana Shops: Laws
Mothers of Adult Sons on Facebook: helpful hints
Music Artists: Does Sound Exchange Have Money for You?
Music Law and Business Workshop
Music Now: What's Hot and What Snot
Music Samples - How to Use Them Legally
Music Scam Alert!
Music Scams - Some Common Ones to Avoid
Music Shows and insurance: What You Can't Do
Musician/ Child Molester: Help Catch Him!
Naming Your Creative Business
Oakland Warehouse Fire: What Caused It
Paragon Studio Trident Audio Board Refurbished
Part 1. Copyright on Songs. The Basics: Getting the Words Correct. Copyright vs. Copywrite
Part 2. Copyright on Songs. The Basics: What Songs Can Have a Copyright?/ Tangible Form
Part 3. Copyright on Songs. The Basics: What Songs Can Have a Copyright?/ Creative and Original
Part 4 . Copyright on Songs. The Basics: How to Register Copyright on Your Songs
Pay-to-Play is the Boogeyman of Music
Pete Seeger's Songs
Picking a Name for Your Rock Band: 7 Rules
Protecting Your Band Name or Singer Name with Trademark or Service Mark
Protests: International Standards 2016
Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, Jason Lee Van Dyke, and Milo Whats-his-name
Racism and Abuse on Twitter
Raising Children: 30 Ideas
Real Life Stories
Recording a Cover Song: Most Basic Things in Music Law #1
Recording and Producing: Interview with Joe Connors at Paragon
Rob Adler on Acting, Teaching Acting to Children and Adults, Games, and Other Thoughts
Rock Band Legal Troubles and How to Avoid Them
Rock Bands and Mid-Life Crisis
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Trademark
Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade Street Performer's License
Satoshi Nakamoto Located?
Sean Giovanni, Nashville Music Producer/ Balcony TV Nashville
Selling Beats
Should You Use Form Contracts from the Internet or a Book?
So You Want to be a Hip Hop Star?
Sonic Bids: Is it Good?
Sound Exchange Can Make You Money
Stalking Notice and Disclaimer
Starting a Website Biz? 3 Huge Mistakes
Streamer Journalist Code of Ethics
Street Performers: Some Favorite Acts
Street Performing as Public Service
Street Performing in Chicago: with Patrick Tinning
Substance Abuse: Mental Health and Music: Interview with Dr. Patrick Gunderson
Subverse trademark - Chris Pool, Tim Pool, Zovolt
Synch Licensing: Using a Song in a Film or Video
Tao of Street Performing
Taryn DeCicco: DIY Indie Rock Promotion
Ten Reasons to Invest in Independent Films
Terms of Service for Your Website
Terry "Trademark" Martin and 40 Hz Productions: Beats, Samples, and Recording
Texas Talent Agent Law Repealed
Texas Talent Agents - The Official Word
Tim Pool, Chris Pool, and the Subverse Trademark
Top Ten Warnings in the Entertainment Fields
Toward a new Record Label structure
Trademark Office hammers down on fake uses
Trademark Office: Good News
Trademark Registration: Have a Real Lawyer Do it
Trademark Scams Aplenty
Trademarking Your Band Name/ Creative Business Name: Do it Now While You Still Can
Trademarks and Occupy Protests
Trademarks for Cannabis, Hemp, and CBD Products
Trademarks for Creative People
Tunecore: Emails and Replies
Twitter as X: Trademarkx
Twitter Periscope Logo Denied Copyright
Universal City Walk Hollywood- How to Perform There
Using Songs in a Film Legally - Synch Rights
Using Songs in a Film Legally: Synch Rights, Part 2 - What about Music Licensors?
Valentines - free cards
Vendome Underpass Tent City, Los Angeles
Venue Safety
Venues Beyond Bars: In-Store Musical Performances
Voice Coach: Interview with Cari Cole
Volunteer: Give and Get
Wes Humpston: Skateboard Artist, original Dogtown Skater
What Hackers Do
What is a Contract?
What is a Music Booker or Booking Agent?
What is a Music Talent Developer?
What is a Talent Agent and How Do I Get One?
What's Really Wrong with SOPA and PIPA?
Why I Use Blogger
WHY Myspace Used to be the Ideal Place for Rock Bands/ The Death of Myspace
Youtube Songs Letter
Youtube: How to Make a School Spirit Video for Youtube

Sue Basko

Sue Basko is a lawyer in California, Illinois, and is an attorney and counsellor of the U.S. Supreme Court. She works in law for music, film, design, indie journalism, protest law, and land use planning. She earned a Juris Doctorate graduating maga cum laude. She has a B.A. in Film and Video and attended graduate school in Radio/ TV/ Film with an emphasis on digital production, media law, and management.

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